As I write this 1 January 2020 is approaching quickly. Why does this matter? I don’t know, but I believe it does. You see, God is inviting me to an adventure into the unknown this coming year and I want to invite you to come along and see what God has planned for us. This will be a virtual pilgrimage shaped by the story of Elijah as found in 1 Kings 16 – 2 Kings 2.
This invitation is pulling me out of an extended time of desolation which has gripped me most of the fall. In my time of desolation, I felt distant from God and alone in the world. This sense of desolation was amplified by my ongoing struggles with depression. This is my “starting point.” Your starting point is most like something very different.
The exciting thing is that each of us will add to the wonderment of how God will working in us individually and together as a group (however big our group might be). I know there will be two of us and probably a handful more. The only requirement to participate is an openness to what God is inviting you to this coming year.
My part of this adventure is to provide you with some online resources — blog postings and podcasts (1 or 2 per month) — focused on the story of Elijah and the things that I am discovering. Your part will be to engage with the resources I post, comment on them as you feel led, and journal about what God is inviting you to do. I hope to have in place before the first podcast a virtual place where we can gather and discuss things that will be available only to those who choose to sign-up for the adventure. You can click here to sign up.
If you have any questions you can comment below, email me at thesojournersgarden@gmail.com, or message me on Instagram @thesojournersgarden, Twitter @thesojournersgarden, or on Facebook from The Sojourner’s Garden page.
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